Weather strip



(5. A. BOSL ERQ- WEATHER STRIP APPLICATION FILED APR. 27, I920.

Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

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GEORGE A T NY nosnn'ng or" crrroaeo, ILLINOIS},

T0all whomitwary "concern: I

Be it known that'I, GEORGE ApBosLnR, a citizen of-the United States,-residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ,jlYeather' Strips; and

I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in weather strips and particularly to weather strips used on the bottom edges of doors.

One object of the invention is to provide novel and improved means whereby when the door is opened to a very small extent, the weather strip will be raised from the sill, thus obviating the usualrdragging of the strip on the floor or carpet,

Another object is to provide a novel and improved weather strip which is simple and cheap in construction, and positlve and durable in operation.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following descriptlon when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure l'is an elevation of the lower portion of a door and door frame, showlng the invention applied tothe door, and with the door in closed position, and the weather strip in lowered position.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the parts shown in Figure 1, but with the door partly open, and the weather strip in elevated position.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through the door and weather strip, on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the weather strip, the door being shown in section.

The lower edge of. the door 10 is rabbeted out, as shown at 11, said rabbeting extending the entire width of the door, and to the height and depth desired. Secured in the rabbet, by means of the screws 12, are the angle plates13, each having a vertical slot 14' in its outstanding wing, and having a blfurcation 15 in the lower end of said wing. An angle plate 16 is secured in the rabbet, adjacent the outer or free edge of the door. An elongated and flat bar 18 is disposed through the slots of the angle plates 13 and through the outer wing of the plate 16 for ward the lowering of the weather strip into con WEATHER s'rnir,

Patented Mar, 19 22.

Application filed April 27, 1 920. 7 Serial 110,377,057.

sliding movement, said bar I having a pair ofobliquely arranged slotsk19 formed therethe-angle plates :13. Disposed. forlwerftic-al sliding movement in the bifurcations of the plates 20, between which is secured a longitudinal strip of rubber 21'. Formed integrally on one of the plates 20, at points adjacent the angle plates 13, are the vertical arms 22, and pivotally connected to each through,- and each-arranged adjacent one- 0f 7 angle plates 13, is a'pair 'ofelong-atedfiat of the arms 1s a link 23. The other end of each link is pivotally connected to the transvers attached portion of an angle plate 13. Carried by each link 23 is an outwardly extending pin 2 1' which rides in a slot of the bar 18. The outer end of'the bar 18 extends beyond the free edge of the i door, and encircling the end of thebar, outwardly of the angle plate 16, is a coil spring 25, the inner end of which bears against the outstanding portion of the said plate, while the outer end'bears against a stop plate or collar 26, securedto the bar. Thus, as the bar is moved toward the hinged edge of the door, the spring will be compressed, and

when released, the spring will restore the bar to its normal extended position.

Secured to the face of the door frame, at the free-edge side of the door, is a block 27 having an inclined face for engagement by the projecting outer end of the-sliding bar 18, whereby when the'door is moved into 7 closed position-the bar will be movedlonresult that the walls of the slots 19 will.

"gitudinally across the door, in a direction engage with the pins 24 causing'the downi pivotal movement of the links 23, and

tact with the sill or threshold of the doorwa a T he'fact that the end of the bar 18 engages with the member 27v on the portion of the door frame, at the'side engaged by the free edge of the door, insures that the weather strip will be automatically elevated from contact with the sill, when the door 18 moved open to a slight degree. In weather strips of theabove-described character, heretofore, the slidingrod bore against the other or hinged side of the door frame, with the result that the door must, necessarily be-opened to a point approximately six inches before the from the sill.

weather-strip will rise 'In the present device, the distance of movement of the door, to permit the Weather strip to rise from thesill, .depends on the Width of the inclined face of the inclined block, 27, across Whichthe-adjacent end of the bar 18 slides. This, 0r-i.

of the support and each being pivotally connected at one of its ends to a bracket and having an outwardly extending pin, a

nally beneath the links, vertical arms carried .by the Weather strip member and pivotally connected to the other ends of the links, and a spring pressed bar slidable through the brackets and having oblique slots receiving the pins therethrough.

v In testimony whereof, I afiix my signa- I ture, in the presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE ANTHONY B'OSLER. Witnesses:

HENRY O. BENGTREN, RAY HYLDAHL. Y

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